13 December 2015

Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change
on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then
eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on
countries that don't.

The "Paris agreement" aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100, a key demand of poor countries ravaged by rising sea levels and other effects ofclimate change.

Women across Saudi Arabia marked a historic milestone on Saturday, both
voting and running as candidates in government elections for the first
time, but just outside polling stations they waited for male drivers — a
reminder of the limitations still firmly in place.

The landmark election for local council seats was not expected to immediately advance the status of women in Saudi Arabia, who are still not permitted to drive, but it seen as a chance for them to make their voices heard as citizens.

"We are making history. I just made history," said candidate Karima Bokhary, 50, after casting her ballot at a polling station in the capital Riyadh.